Man Dies After Being Handcuffed

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HUDSON — A man died while handcuffed after a homeowner caught him on his property and was holding him for police.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said Steve Hayden, 32, was awakened about 3 a.m. Saturday by a noise and went outside where he saw the man.

The man became ``belligerent,'' according to police, and Hayden went back in the house and told his wife to call the sheriff.

Hayden, a former U.S. Marine Corps police officer, then grabbed the man's arms and led him to the front yard to wait for deputies. He told deputies that the man kicked and hit him, so Hayden handcuffed the man's hands behind his back, and then tried to calm him down.